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Flat Rock vs Flushing

73 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+72% in Flat Rock) and typical home built (20 yrs in Flushing).

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Flat Rock, MIAn outdoors townMichigan · 10,340 people
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Flushing, MIAn outdoors townMichigan · 8,284 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Flat RockAn outdoors town
Outdoors#191 most walkable in MI3.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$268K typical home1% above the MI typical home All about Flat Rock →
FlushingAn outdoors town
Outdoors#95 most trails in MI5.3 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves Housing$243K typical home9% below the MI typical home HealthHealthier than 62%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Flushing →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill+72%
Tax bills are bigger in Flat Rock
Flat Rock $5,455Flushing $3,168
Typical home built20 yrs
Flushing’s homes are older
Flat Rock 1985Flushing 1965
Growth since 2010+6.4 pts
Flat Rock has grown faster since 2010
Flat Rock +6.7%Flushing +0.3%
Age 65++8 pts
Flushing has more people 65 and up
Flushing 23.3%Flat Rock 15.3%
Average commute5 min
Flushing has the shorter commute
Flat Rock 29 minFlushing 24 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Flushing places higher on 14 of 22 MI lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Michigan ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
B−Flat RockSafer than 46% of U.S. towns A−FlushingSafer than 78% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+Flat RockBetter than 39% of districts in the state B−FlushingBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
B−Flat RockHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns BFlushingHealthier than 62% of U.S. towns
7Flat Rock
14Flushing

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #148#430 Highest graduation rateSchools · 540 towns #448#256 SafestSafety · 255 towns #146#56 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #394#144 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #565#334 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #264#95 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #424#241 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #684#499

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Flat Rock’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Flat Rock

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Flat Rock$1,940/mo
Typical home $268K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.38% · or rent about $919/mo · Housing →
Flushing$1,590/mo
Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.55% · or rent about $944/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Flat Rock and Flushing.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Flat RockFlushing
Snow a year45″40″
January low19°F16°F
July high84°F82°F
Growing season (days)188d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st41st
Outdoors & history
Flat RockFlushing
Trails4 mi5 mi
Conserved land4.1%6.3%
Settled—1835
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here4—
Community
Flat RockFlushing
Library hours a week44 hrs40 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Flat RockMIFlushingMI
Flat Rock ↔ Flushing73 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Flat RockFlushing
People
Population 10,340Highest 8,284Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.7%Highest MI: +2% +0.3%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 39.3±1.9Lowest about the MI average 39.6±6.6Highest about the MI average
Flushing and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.7%±4Highest MI: 21.2% 23.1%±5.9Lowest MI: 21.2%
Flat Rock and Flushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.3%±2.8Lowest MI: 18.6% 23.3%±4.3Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 30.3%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±2.5Highest MI: 6.1% 5.5%±2.5Lowest MI: 6.1%
Flat Rock and Flushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,585±$10kHighest 12% above MI $80,025±$9kLowest 10% above MI
Flat Rock and Flushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $228,800±$22kHighest about the MI average $204,500±$13kLowest 12% below MI
Flat Rock and Flushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $919±$125Lowest 19% below MI $944±$81Highest 16% below MI
Flushing and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,455Highest 88% above MI $3,168Lowest 9% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.4%±17.3Lowest MI: 50.4% 46.5%±19.6Highest MI: 50.4%
Flushing and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.3%Highest MI: 13.2% 7%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.2%Highest MI: 73.2% 78.4%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 13 yrs newer than MI 1965Lowest 7 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 20% above MI 24 minLowest about the MI average
Work from home 9.1%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 12.9%±4.2Highest MI: 13.5%
Flushing and Flat Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.8%Lowest 5.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 0.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Detroit (9%)Flint (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FlushingFew work in Flat Rock
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Lowest 6.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 5.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.2Lowest 62.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #382 of 493 in MI#389 of 493 in MI
School district Flat Rock Community Schools · Huron School DistrictFlushing Community Schools
High school in town Flat Rock Community High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 17.3 —
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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